Weeding in the 300's

Hi,
We are back to weeding. This month we will weed the 300’s. The books in this section include sociology, folklore, culture, crime, and education. The information here should be current, accurate, and fair. You may have little or no information in this section so that will make it pretty easy.

310 – General Statistics: Almanacs – these are usually not too useful after about two years. Make your own judgment on this. Do your students like reading these or are they just taking up shelf space? If they are being used, even the old ones, keep what you like. If they are too outdated and that is why they aren’t circulating, discard them.

320 – Political Science: Books on current politics and local political history can be kept. Weed out any information that is not longer relevant to any current political campaigns.

323 – Immigration and Citizenship – Weed information that is biased or inflammatory.

330 – Economics – Books on money management and personal finance are in this section. Make sure information is up-to-date and worthwhile. There are some good books for children on saving money and being good stewards at the ABC. If you don’t have them, you might consider purchasing them.

360 – Social Services – Drug and alcohol education, crime and criminology, and other social issues are in this section. Check the information to make sure it follows current recommended procedures or practices. Our students like reading about forensic science. That may be a topic you choose to add to your library.

370 – Education – Again, check that information is current and not outdated.

390 – Customs, Etiquette and Folklore – This is our largest part of the 300’s. We have lots of holiday books. Weed these according to the condition of the book. If it is falling apart and not able to be mended, toss it. Does the book have a boring cover? No dust jacket? Replace it with the same title, or another more updated title, or put a nice new cover on the book. (Where can you find a new dust jacket? I’ll let you know next week!)


Have a great week,
Audrey

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Information in this post from CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew